Earlier this week, Nintendo detailed a brand new free replace for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. This Zelda-themed replace to Musou is now formally obtainable on Swap 2.
Nintendo has shared the official patch notes on its web site, highlighting all the brand new options (together with new quests, weapons, new synchro strikes, and battles), and likewise detailing varied “improved options” and “fastened points” that may make the general expertise extra satisfying.
Here is the total synopsis from Nintendo’s official help web page:
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – Ver. 1.0.2 (launched November 26, 2025)
Added options
New quests added:
- A number of challenges and quests have been added as parts for clearing the primary story.
- A brand new “fiendish enemy” has appeared in Bokoblin and Sludgelike. “Fuse Assaults” equivalent to “Boko Fast Spin” which might be carried out utilizing “Vicious Bokoblin” supplies can be considerably powered up in comparison with previous supplies.
New weapons added:
- Added the particular lengthy sword “Longsword of Mild” that Raoul bestowed with the safety of the facility of sunshine, and the “Spear of the Highguard”, a spear given to the bravest warriors who serve the King of Hyrule.
- You possibly can receive it by clearing the battles added on this replace.
New unique synchro strike:
- Unique synchro strikes have been added to Zelda and Karamo.
- Zelda makes use of the facility of time to return the boomerang thrown by Karamo and pursue it. If you happen to press the X button on the proper time, you’ll catch the boomerang and the assault will change into extra highly effective.
- You possibly can be taught it by clearing the quests added on this replace.
Battle along with Flux Assemble:
- Now you can carry out synchronous strikes utilizing Flux constructs. Knock out small enemies with a strong spinning assault and chip away on the weak level gauge of sturdy enemies.
- Along with the battles added on this replace, additionally, you will be capable to run present battles that function Flux Constructs.
New battles added:
- “The evening earlier than the ultimate battle”
- “Looking for Po”
- “Battle within the Ash Swamp”
Improved options
motion:
- Particular actions for Thriller Constructs can now be saved by weapon kind.
- Added a warning sound earlier than the results of the distinctive abilities “Energy Surge” and “Boundless Power” finish.
battle:
- Now you can choose your character and weapon on the Thanagar Meditation Corridor.
- A preview of the quantity of well being recovered is now displayed when choosing “Particular Meals” or “Battery”.
Set up preparation display screen:
- Now you can bounce to the “aspect quest” by urgent the Y button from the “ally” display screen whereas making ready for deployment.
Map of Hyrule:
- Added tutorials displayed on the Hyrule map to the listing.
- Now you can visually test how the bottom space is split on the Hyrule map.
- Hovering your mouse over a battle now reveals a preview of areas that may be reclaimed.
Quest:
- The textual content shade of clearable gadgets within the quest listing has been modified to yellow. Adjusted the hunt clear standing show.
Fastened challenge
- Some particular results and enhancement results can’t be obtained with the distinctive talent “Assemble Launch”.
- The aspect quest “Defeat the Enemy with Zonai Gadgets” won’t be counted even when the situations for heavy assaults and aerial fight with Zonai gadgets are met.
- Phlox’s assault prompts the Weapon Arts “Routinely guard, shock, freeze, or set the enemy on hearth,” and even when the participant robotically guards, the enemy won’t be within the anticipated attribute state.
- There have been circumstances the place the improved state was canceled when performing “character operation” from the pause menu.
- If you happen to chosen “Retry” after sure operations, the background music would typically cease taking part in.
- Utilizing GameShare will make you unable to progress.
- Fastened a difficulty the place assaults wouldn’t hit sure enemies if communication stopped whereas utilizing GameShare.
- When taking part in a two-player split-screen recreation, choosing “Retry” after sure operations could return you to “Hyrule Map.”
- If you happen to’re taking part in in two-player split-screen, performing a sync strike in Pinnec will reverse the digicam controls.
- Points with sure display screen shows.
This patch follows the title’s launch replace. November 5, 2025. Try our earlier story for extra particulars on at this time’s replace.
If you have not but taken half in Hyrule Warriors: Battle for the Age of Imprisonment, here is a pattern of what we mentioned in our evaluation.
“When you get into the swing of issues with playable Zonai gadgets, a fantastic roster, numerous attractive Synchro Strikes, and a ridiculously intelligent recreation of early Hyrule, this can be a dream time for hack-and-slash followers and Zelda fans. Sure, the map structure remains to be a bit of bland and the co-op mode is 30fps, however every thing else right here combines to make this the most effective entry within the franchise thus far.” β